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OurAirports members at GOM
Goma International Airport is not the home base for any OurAirports members. It has had 8 visitors.
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Is this plane stranded?
🔗 Fri, 18 Apr 2008
— @ptomblin at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reply
There doesn't appear to be a taxiway to the south that could get it to the runway.
re: Is this plane stranded?
🔗 Fri, 18 Apr 2008
— @david at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reply
According to Wikipedia, the plane is a DC-8 that has been stranded since the eruption.
All the best,
David
Runway shortened by Lava
🔗 Thu, 17 Apr 2008
— @david at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reply
A 2002 volcanic eruption nearby sent a lava stream over the north portion of the runway. The south portion of 18/26 is still operational.
re: Runway shortened by Lava
🔗 Fri, 18 Apr 2008
— @ptomblin at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reply
In the satellite picture, it looks like there is a very large airplane with no way to get to the runway. I wonder if it's really cut off, or if they taxi it over the lava flow?
April 15 market crash
🔗 Thu, 17 Apr 2008
— @david at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reply
On 15 April 2008, a Hew Bora Airways DC-9 lost power to an engine during its takeoff roll, attempted to abort, and overran the end of the runway into a crowded market immediately to the south of the airport:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Hewa_Bora_Airways_crash